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Agents scuffle over Operalia winner
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Simon Rattle: Karajan said an orchestra is like an English garden – water and weed it
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Yuja Wang turns Confucius ahead of China tour
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Aachen dumps Karajan bust over Nazi past
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Cello soloist takes a tumble on stage
Kristina Reiko Cooper was incredibly lucky when she…
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Climate protesters disrupt Choral Evensong
We hear that Live Choral Evensong on the…
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Brussels swoops on legacy US label
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Australian pianist in London, RIP
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Germans stage anti-antisemitism concert
Konzerthaus Dortmund is putting on a December 2…
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Rescue bid for German music magazine
We hear that the German record magazine Fono…
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RIP
Death of a German concertmaster, 95
The German violinist Conrad von der Goltz, former…
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Orchestras
Another orchestra tour omits the UK
We won’t be seeing Gianandrea Noseda next year….
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Opera
When the music starts, please do not sit in your seat
Christopher Lawrence found this on his seat at…
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Orchestras
Vienna Philharmonic breaks into Berlin’s playground
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is to play in…
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Italy’s president and PM will shun La Scala opening
In a major breach with protocol and tradition,…
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Opera
Two Golden Mask winners fell into the orchestra pit
A tale of horror from Silesian Opera in…
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Opera
Bayreuth says a smaller choir won’t affect quality
(Where have we heard this before?) The Festival…
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Biz news: AH/Opus3 pushes for growth
The dual agency owned by San Francisco Conservatory…
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Bradley Cooper gives account of his Leonard Bernstein struggles
Our correspondent Susan Hall went to hear the…
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